Head of FP&A & Strategic Finance

Employment Type: Full-time
Location: EU Remote

About the Role

We are looking for a Head of FP&A & Strategic Finance to lead the FP&A function end to end and act as a trusted financial partner to the CFO and wider leadership team.

This is a senior role combining financial planning, business performance analysis, SaaS metrics, commercial finance, and strategic decision support. You will own budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, board and investor reporting, and the company’s financial planning infrastructure.

You will also build and lead a distributed FP&A and BI team, establishing scalable processes and systems to support a growing, multi-entity SaaS business.

The ideal candidate combines strong FP&A expertise with commercial understanding, leadership experience, and the ability to turn complex financial information into clear insights and actionable recommendations.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the annual budgeting, long-range planning, and driver-based forecasting processes end to end.

• Own and develop the company’s SaaS unit economics and growth metrics, including ARR, bookings/billings, GRR/NRR, CAC, LTV/CAC, and Rule of 40.

• Establish and maintain the KPI framework used to monitor business performance and support strategic decision-making.

• Build and lead a distributed FP&A and BI team, including hiring, developing, and mentoring team members.

• Own the monthly and quarterly management reporting cycle, ensuring accurate and timely delivery.

• Lead the preparation of board and investor reporting materials in partnership with the CFO, including scenario analysis and recommendations around growth, margins, and investment priorities.

• Own cash flow forecasting in partnership with the finance and controlling teams, supporting treasury and banking decisions.

• Partner with GTM leadership on pipeline economics, CAC payback, sales compensation, and other commercial performance metrics.

• Further develop and professionalize the company’s planning infrastructure using Pigment or similar planning technology.

• Ensure planning and reporting processes can scale across multiple entities, currencies, and business units.

• Identify opportunities to automate and improve FP&A workflows, reporting, modelling, and analysis.

• Act as a strategic finance partner to leadership, providing financial insight to support growth and resource allocation decisions.

Requirements

Technical & Professional Experience

• 7+ years of experience in FP&A, including ownership of budgeting and forecasting for a multi-entity, multi-currency SaaS or enterprise software business.

• Strong understanding of SaaS financial and commercial metrics, including ARR, MRR, bookings/billings, GRR/NRR, churn, CAC/LTV, and Rule of 40.

• Proven ability to build driver-based financial models and planning frameworks from scratch.

• Experience building, scaling, or significantly improving an FP&A function.

• Proven people-management experience, including hiring, developing, and supporting FP&A or BI professionals.

• Strong experience with modern financial planning tools such as Pigment, Anaplan, Adaptive Insights, or similar.

• Experience partnering with GTM leadership on pipeline economics, deal desk processes, sales compensation, and commercial planning.

• Working knowledge of ASC 606 / IFRS 15, particularly as it relates to revenue forecasting for complex, multi-year, or milestone-based enterprise contracts.

• Strong understanding of financial modelling, forecasting, variance analysis, and management reporting.

• Experience working in a fast-growing, multi-entity environment is highly desirable.

• Professional finance qualification such as CFA, CIMA, MBA, or an international equivalent is a plus, but not required.

• Comfortable using AI and automation tools to improve FP&A processes, including GenAI tools and workflow automation platforms.

Leadership & Communication

• Comfortable working with ambiguity and bringing structure to a fast-growing environment.

• Able to build processes that operate reliably without requiring constant direct involvement from the FP&A leader.

• Strong delegation and people-development skills.

• Comfortable presenting financial insights and recommendations to senior executives and board-level stakeholders.

• Able to translate complex financial data into a clear business narrative.

• Proactive in identifying and escalating budget risks, forecast variances, and emerging financial issues.

• Strong track record of hiring, developing, and retaining high-performing finance talent.

• Highly organised and able to manage multiple recurring reporting and planning deadlines.

• Treats reporting, forecasting, and budgeting deadlines as critical business commitments.

What We Offer

• A senior leadership position with significant ownership and influence over the FP&A and strategic finance function.

• The opportunity to shape and scale FP&A processes within a growing SaaS environment.

• Direct partnership with the CFO and wider executive leadership team.

• The opportunity to build and develop a distributed FP&A and BI team.

• A remote-first working environment within the EU.

• Exposure to strategic planning, SaaS metrics, commercial finance, and board-level reporting.

• An environment that encourages the use of modern technology, AI, and automation to improve finance operations.

Additional Information

• Full professional fluency in English, both written and spoken, is required.

• EU-based candidates eligible to work remotely within the EU are welcome to apply.

• Occasional travel may be required for team collaboration and company meetings.

• No regular customer travel is expected.